ABUJA (Reuters) - Pirates looted a chemical tanker and injured some of its crew off the coast of Togo this week, its government and a maritime agency said on Thursday, underscoring increasing threats to shipping in West African waters.
Full story

A women's group in England invites Captain Colin Darch to come speak on piracy, and they show up dressed up like fictonal, swashbuckling pirates—only to about Captain Darch's pirate-filled backstory; a Reddit user points us to an animated film of a 65-year-old mother trying to explain the plot of "T

Jackie Collins, one of the best-selling authors of all time, chats about her latest steamy novel, “The Power Trip,” and how despite the popularity of E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” bondage plots, her female characters won’t change.

When Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler finally gained their freedom from captivity after having been held for months in Africa, they began to plan their next adventure – another journey across the ocean. NBC News’ Tazeen Ahmad reports.

Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia, on Sept. 23, 2012.

AP

Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia, in September 2012.

Photo made on January 7, 2010 shows an armed Somali pirate along the coastline while the Greek cargo ship, MV Filitsa, is seen anchored just off the shores of Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia where its being held by pirates. One of Somalia's most notorious pirate leaders who terrorised vast area